dilapidation

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By 1990s, when Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa bought it, the core property has been reduced to less than 50 acres, much of which had fallen into dilapidation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The hotel’s dilapidation — to say nothing of its grubby, grabby, mostly male clientele — is a far cry from the yacht parties the women were recently enjoying in Sydney.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The group also heard significant concerns about financial investment in the service and the negative impact on infrastructure - including the dilapidation of the police estate in some areas and the quality of technology.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Is 20 miles of disrepair and dilapidation how we want to represent our democracy’s best idea?

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

He began to cultivate his corpulence and general physical dilapidation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy